fairfaxconnection.com stories: Newcomers &amp; Community Guide: Fairfaxhttp://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/Newcomers/Fairfax/fairfaxconnection.com stories: Newcomers &amp; Community Guide: Fairfaxen-usTue, 28 Aug 2018 15:06:04 -0400What’s on Fairfax City’s Horizon
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/28/whats-fairfax-citys-horizon/Bonnie HobbsTue, 28 Aug 2018 15:06:04 -0400http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/28/whats-fairfax-citys-horizon/Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement in Fairfax County
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/23/civilian-oversight-law-enforcement-fairfax-county/Thu, 23 Aug 2018 22:36:40 -0400http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/23/civilian-oversight-law-enforcement-fairfax-county/Volunteering Makes the Area a Better Place for All
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/23/volunteering-makes-area-better-place-all/Thu, 23 Aug 2018 21:31:30 -0400http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/23/volunteering-makes-area-better-place-all/Connection Newspapers’ Newcomers &amp; Community Guide
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/23/connection-newspapers-newcomers-community-guide/Mary KimmThu, 23 Aug 2018 21:14:45 -0400http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/23/connection-newspapers-newcomers-community-guide/Voting in Fairfax County
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/23/voting-fairfax-county-and-alexandria/Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:50:23 -0400http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2018/aug/23/voting-fairfax-county-and-alexandria/2017 Newcomers &amp; Community Guide
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/aug/23/2017-newcomers-community-guide/2017 Newcomers & Community GuideMary KimmWed, 23 Aug 2017 09:34:47 -0400http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/aug/23/2017-newcomers-community-guide/Area Interstates Have Toll Lane Options
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/aug/23/area-interstates-have-toll-lane-options/Area Interstates Have Toll Lane OptionsMike SalmonWed, 23 Aug 2017 09:16:02 -0400http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/aug/23/area-interstates-have-toll-lane-options/Community Gardens Are for Learning, Sweating and Reaping
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/aug/23/community-gardens-are-learning-sweating-and-reapin/Community Gardens Are for Learning, Sweating and ReapingMike SalmonWed, 23 Aug 2017 09:07:59 -0400http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/aug/23/community-gardens-are-learning-sweating-and-reapin/Fairfax: Board Approves 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Program
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/31/fairfax-board-approves-2018-2022-capital-improveme/This year, Fairfax County Public Schools experienced one of the smallest annual enrollment increases in nearly a decade: 1,368 students, compared to the average of 2,400 since the 2008-09 school year, bringing the total to 187,202.Tim PetersonTue, 31 Jan 2017 16:19:22 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/31/fairfax-board-approves-2018-2022-capital-improveme/Springfield: Community Outlook 2017
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/springfield-community-outlook-2017/The Connection keeps a running list of land use projects being planned, under construction and nearing completion in the community. The list is updated quarterly.Tim PetersonFri, 27 Jan 2017 15:52:02 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/springfield-community-outlook-2017/Bills Moving Forward
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/bills-moving-forward/The General Assembly Session is in full gear and legislation has begun to move through the process as we start to take action on 3,000 bills. Scott Surovell State Senator (D-36)Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:44:47 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/bills-moving-forward/Lorton: Community Outlook 2017
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/lorton-community-outlook-2017/The Connection keeps a running list of land use projects being planned, under construction and nearing completion in the community. The list is updated quarterly.
Tim PetersonFri, 27 Jan 2017 15:37:43 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/lorton-community-outlook-2017/University Drive Extension Project Advances Slightly
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/university-drive-extension-project-advances-slight/The Fairfax City Council has not completely approved the controversial University Drive extension...But the project inched forward slightly Tuesday night when the members voted to advance it to the 30-percent design stage.Bonnie HobbsFri, 27 Jan 2017 14:23:05 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/university-drive-extension-project-advances-slight/Inauguration Day
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/inauguration-day/More than 100 officers from the Fairfax County Police Department assisted in security during Inauguration Day activities Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. as Donald Trump was sworn in as 45th President of the United States.Jeanne TheismannFri, 27 Jan 2017 13:36:33 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/inauguration-day/Burke Community Outlook 2017
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/burke-community-outlook-2017/The Connection keeps a running list of land use projects being planned, under construction and nearing completion in the community. The list is updated quarterly.
Tim PetersonFri, 27 Jan 2017 12:29:31 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2017/jan/27/burke-community-outlook-2017/Burke, Fairfax Station, Springfield: Great Dads Turns 20
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/dec/09/great-dads-turns-20/“I remember leaving the conference and driving past the exit for my office,” Stafford said, “looking back and seeing my briefcase, thinking about all the things I needed to get done, or thought I did.”
But Stafford passed the exit, drove home and surprised his wife. He announced the family would be going to the zoo, “a nice little daycation.”
Tim PetersonFri, 09 Dec 2016 10:03:49 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/dec/09/great-dads-turns-20/Fairfax: Holidays Come to City Concerts, Plays, Santa and S’mores
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/dec/01/fairfax-holidays-come-city-concerts-plays-santa-an/Christmas in the City of Fairfax is always special. And a full slate of activities from Dec. 3-19 is sure to make holiday spirits bright. Bonnie HobbsThu, 01 Dec 2016 12:51:31 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/dec/01/fairfax-holidays-come-city-concerts-plays-santa-an/Herndon: Tough Underground Work Underway on Silver Line Phase 2
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/dec/01/herndon-tough-underground-work-underway-silver-lin/"Imagine crawling under your desk and digging through solid rock in that tight space on your knees for eight or more hours every day," Kearney said. Further, it's a job the public cannot see and therefore cannot appreciate.Thu, 01 Dec 2016 12:02:40 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/dec/01/herndon-tough-underground-work-underway-silver-lin/Herndon: Citizen Committee Rejects Cellphone Tower Next to Crossfield Elementary
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/nov/23/herndon-citizen-committee-rejects-cellphone-tower-/On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Hunter Mill District Land Use Committee voted 3-2 to deny an application to build a cellphone tower on Crossfield Elementary School property on Fox Mill Road in Herndon. "This is about money, not anything else,” says Griffin, who is a father of a fourth grader who attends the elementary school.Milestone Communications towers on county school properties has generated more than $13 million of income over the last 20 years for the school system, says Forkas. The proposed tower would generate approximately $40,000 of revenue a year for the school system once at least three carriers agree to use the tower, he says.
Fallon ForbushWed, 23 Nov 2016 12:32:21 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/nov/23/herndon-citizen-committee-rejects-cellphone-tower-/Council gives go-ahead to Rust Curve project.
http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/nov/14/council-gives-go-ahead-rust-curve-project/The Rust Curve proposal is controversial, with residents on both sides of the issue. But, believing in the many benefits it’ll bring, the Fairfax City Council has given it a green light. The project entails building a continuous brick sidewalk on the west side of Route 123/Chain Bridge Road between Old Town Fairfax and Rust Hill Place. It also replaces the drainage ditch and deteriorating sidewalk along Chain Bridge Road with a new, at-grade curb, gutter and sidewalk.
Bonnie HobbsMon, 14 Nov 2016 15:33:11 -0500http://www.fairfaxconnection.com/news/2016/nov/14/council-gives-go-ahead-rust-curve-project/